LMS Lite: An Alternative Learning and Data Management Solution

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LMS Lite An Alternative Learning and Data
Management Solution

• SACME Spring 2006
• Rick Whitbeck, MA, MBA
• CME Director, Case/UHHS CME Program
• Case School of Medicine
• Disclosures Client of CECity and Indigo
  Technical Media no financial relationships with
  either.

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LMS Lite Overview

• Why an alternative to a full-service LMS?
• Comparison of LMS and LMS Lite
• Expectations of LMS Lite
• Examples

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Review of LMS features

• Delivers education on-line in flexible formats
• Manages user registration, account and personal
  portfolio
• Tracks participation, issue certificates
  transcripts
• Supports assessment and testing of learners
• Integrates application features with a data base
• Captures and aggregate user data
• Its about data.

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Why LMS Lite?

• Full-service LMS is expensive, particularly with
  a larger member base
• Costs are recurring, whether licensed or custom
  platform organizational commitment
• Need to reach specific demographics outside LMS
  membership
• Demands on CME staff time content management
• Demands from in-house IT

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Full-service LMS compared to LMS Lite

• LMS
• Members/subscribers
• On-going application
• Licensed hosted
• Full service
• Recurring expense
• Dedicated channel
• IT intensive
• Full learning solution
• Data capture, management

• LMS Lite
• Open registration
• Project basis
• Turn-key product
• Selected capabilities
• Expensed by project
• Flexible deployment
• IT compatible
• Full learning solution
• Data capture, management
• Compatible with an LMS
• Stepping stone to LMS

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Expectations of LMS Lite

• Market demand for user-centric product
• Delivers robust CME learning experience
• Data collection associated with learning
• Flexible format/interface
• Supports marketing/branding efforts
• Integrates with an LMS
• Leverages faculty assets PPT presentations
• Accommodates self-authoring
• Accommodates payment systems
• Coming soon

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Software that will deliver LMS capabilities

• Not LMS application software
• Not a Website
• Delivers via Web or CD/DVD
• Supports edited productions or turn and burn
• Relies on evolving capabilities of media players
• Flash-based media player (Adobe/Macromedia)
• User-friendly playback tools
• Flash incorporates other tools, capabilities in a
  flexible environment

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Examples

• Case/UHHS one-stop learning solution in a
  branded media player
• American Physicians full learning solution
  including data collection
• Zimmer capture and publish conference
  proceedings